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Plumbing

The purpose of these rules is to protect and improve the general health and welfare of the people of the State of Vermont in the fields of environmental sanitation, water treatment, domestic supply and hydronically related hot water heating, by authorizing and enforcing rules and regulations for properly designed, acceptably installed and adequately maintained plumbing, water treatment and hydronically related water heating systems and by licensing qualified plumbers and qualified heating and water treatment specialists.

These rules shall apply to all public buildings, whether or not connected to public water systems or public sewage systems, and to all other buildings or facilities connected to a public water or sewage system. Owner-occupied single family residences which are not on public water systems or public sewage systems are not covered by these rules. Existing public buildings, and all other existing buildings or facilities which are on public water systems or public sewage systems must comply with these rules whenever the plumbing in those buildings or premises is changed, replaced, or altered.

Current Statute, Rule and Adopted Code

Vermont Lead in Plumbing Supplies, Act 193: in all plumbing supplies intended for human consumption uses, Vermont prohibits plumbing solder or flux containing more than 0.2 percent of lead, or plumbing fixtures whose wetted surfaces contain more than a weighted average of 0.25 percent lead. These limits apply regardless of the 2014 federal Safe Drinking Water Act revisions regarding certain parts of 2” in diameter. Violations of Vermont’s standards are subject to up to $10,000 in penalties and private lawsuits by consumers.

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Plumbing and Heating Inspectors Contact Information

Plumbing and heating inspections for the Northern half of Vermont are handled by John Hammer out of the Barre Regional Office, and Plumbing and heating inspections for the Southern half of Vermont are handled by Gerald Garrow out of the Rutland Regional Office.